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IMPHAL | Jan 8

Chief minister N. Biren Singh met the officers/officials of the newly constituted vigilance and anti-corruption department at chief minister’s secretariat today.

During the meeting, the officers were informed about the rationale for setting up such a new department. The chief minister told the officials that the department was created so as to bring transparency and remove corruption in the functioning of the government.

Biren also explained the officers that corruption leads to lack of trust in the government by the people.

Since the government is seriously concerned to tackle this menace in a time-bound manner, the officials were personally advised to work effectively without any fear and favour.

It may be mentioned that the state Cabinet approved re-designation of the state vigilance department as the vigilance and anti-corruption department on January 4.

This for the first time that the chief minister met the officials of this department after the Cabinet redesigned the commission.

The office of SP (vigilance and anti-corruption) will now function also as the police station (anti-corruption), which shall have jurisdiction over the entire state of Manipur.

The department will deal specifically with trap cases and disproportionate assets cases.

The department will also designate nodal officers for coordinating with the anti-corruption cell in chief minister’s secretariat.

In another development the chief minister felicitated Guinness World Record holder in limbo skating, Master Tiluck Keisham by presenting a cash reward of Rs. 5 lakh at chief minister’s secretariat today.

In May this year, 8-year-old Master Tiluck broke his own record in limbo skating by propelling himself 145 metres or 475 ft and 7 inches, beneath poles just 30 cm high. Tiluck’s earlier Guinness World Record set in December 2015 was 116 metres.

Works minister Th. Biswajit, forest and environment minister Th. Shyamkumar, education minister Th. Radheshyam and youth affairs and sports director N. Praveen were also present at the occasion.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Jan 8

“If food value of Manipuri Singju is brought out with scientifically readings the local cuisine could be made popular over the glove” said MLA Y. Surchandra on the closing day of 3rd Singju Festival 2018 held today at Lamdeng Makha Leikai ground, Imphal West.

Surchandra as chief guest of the day said if people neglect the indigenous food items which are rich in protective food value; foods like Singju might extinct from the state in near future. Taking the example of King Chilli also known as Bhut Jolokia or Ghost Pepper he said the chilli was once found abundantly in the state, but with the negligence of people the production rate of this chilli is getting lower and the neighbouring state Nagaland started producing comparatively more.

He appreciated the organiser of the festival that aims to promote the indigenous cuisine. For the development of this cuisine the knowledge of marketing is essential to compete with other mix vegetable food items found outside the state. Packaging of food is also a main factor to promote food as well as hygiene, he added.

He assured to give hands for producing the indigenous food items in commercial level for the betterment of state economy and it could reduce the problem of unemployment.

Chairman of Singju festival committee, S. Manaoton Singh as president of the function said the festival is not only to promote the indigenous food items but also the committee also aims to promote the indigenous sports like “likon”, Manipuri martial arts and others.

Organising the festival is not for making profit but to promote the indigenous culture, Manaoton asserted.

The festival was organised by singju yokhatpa lup (SYOL) in collaboration with Pioneer Club, Ima Laikhurembi Seva Committee and Women Development Association and Lemdeng Makha Leikai.

The stall of Manipuri Martial arts and demonstration enthralled the people in the festival. General secretary of Meetei Eenatki Huiyen Lalong Sindam Shanglen (MEEHULS), Okram Wangamba said to promote the Manipuri martial arts the institute is also taking part in the festival. During the festival the institute demonstrated the form of Manipuri martial arts.

The stall demonstrated indigenous shields, sword, dart, musical instruments including sports items and seven cultural swords that indicates the clans of Manipur, he added.

Students of the institute demonstrated “Cheibi” fight at the festival ground.

By A Staff Reporter

IMPHAL | Jan 8

The district and session judge, Imphal West, M. Manojkumar today directed officer in charge of Women Police station, Imphal West to submit report of the case taken up against late Sananingthou.

The deceased, Laiphrakpam Sananingthou Singh alias Pari, 35, son of L. Inaobi Singh of Lamdeng Makha Leikai was shot dead by UNLF on January 4.

The direction for submission of report was given receiving a case record of deceased Sananingthou who was allegedly charged of attempted outraging the modesty of a 27 years old housewife on April, 26, 2015 at Lamdeng Awang Leikai, from the file of chief judicial magistrate, Imphal West.

In the meantime, cognizance was taken for the offence against Sananingthou under section 447/354/376/511 IPC and Arms. Act by the court on perusal of the record and the same court has registered matter as session trial case No. 2 of 2018.

Sananingthou was arrested by the Lamsang police on April 27, 2015 following an official complaint lodged by the husband of the raped victim.

The complaint stated that in the evening of April 26, 2015 Sananingthou entered into the quarter of the school at Lamdeng Awang Leikai where he was working as chawkidar by breaking the school fencing and shutting his wife mouth, then Sananingthou pulled his wife outside the school campus and raped her.

He was detained in both police and judicial custody for crime he had committed on the said housewife and later on he was released on bail by the court on October 26, 2015 and stayed at his house by running a bamboo business.

Later on January 4 he was shot dead by armed persons at Zoo road, Iroisemba area while he was driving his vehicle towards Lamdeng.

United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed responsible for the incident the same day.

IMPHAL | Jan 8

The Tangkhul women folks today staged a peaceful sit-in-protest at Phungreitang, Ukhrul condemning the prevalence of bomb culture and the alleged heinous crime targeting the life of innocent people of the district in their vested interest in exchange of human life.

President of Tangkhul Shanao Long (TSL), Grace Shatsang expressed that persistent bomb threat in the town has created women to insecure life into panic situation. She claimed that people should value the importance of life, no organisation or individual have to play with human life at the expense of their wants.

 Vice-president of TNL, P. Peimi urged to abandon the bomb culture and to create the feeling of oneness of living together. He said it is a matter of great shame and embarrassments for Christian dominated district like Ukhrul that reports frequent bomb attack so the town has lost its peaceful environment. The village authority should judge for any act which is against the customary law.

The TNL today convened an emergency consultative which was attended by all the civil society organisation of Ukhrul and discussed the matter of frequent bomb culture at Ukhrul town. They condemned it as savage act. Representative of Hindu Samaj, Ukhrul town and village leaders participated the sit-in organised by Tangkhul Shanao Long.